Name: Lamoni Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous Thursday feeder calves mostly 3.00-4.00 higher with several load lots 750-800 lbs. 8.00 higher, heifer calves 350-700 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower, 700-800 lb. load lots sold firm. Trade moderate with moderate demand on most offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.19/cwt on 891 head.

Average price

$145.19

891 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$370

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$22.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.71

vs IA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	430	155.15	667	33
Medium and Large 1	716	146.03	1,046	782
Large 1	784	132.26	1,037	76

One grade step is worth $22.89/cwt here — about −$370 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale891 hd

145.19

—

IA average7 barns · 2,712 hd

141.48

+3.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	147.51/cwt	145.00–151.50	918	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	135.55/cwt	134.50–137.25	933	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	142.53/cwt	141.75–143.50	1,117	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	184.28/cwt	180.00–186.00	778	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	169.37/cwt	168.00–170.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,149	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	144.08/cwt	142.00–145.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	778	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,143	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	141.85/cwt	140.00–146.00	590	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	127.57/cwt	126.00–132.00	735	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	142.58/cwt	139.00–143.50	652	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	935	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	159.61/cwt	158.00–165.00	541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	629	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	441	128.09/cwt	127.00–130.00	565	11
Steers	Large 1	—	631	140.54/cwt	137.00–142.00	887	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	131.65/cwt	127.00–135.00	683	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	145.73/cwt	145.00–148.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	677	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,036	155
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	2
Steers	Large 1	—	508	149.05/cwt	146.50–150.00	757	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	907	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,007	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	126.97/cwt	125.00–130.50	729	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	170.45/cwt	165.00–177.00	822	25
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	636	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	859	4
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	726	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	911	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	813	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	126.03/cwt	125.00–129.75	1,168	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	140.42/cwt	140.00–141.00	507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	126.60/cwt	126.60–126.60	934	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	158.05/cwt	154.75–159.00	928	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	161.60/cwt	154.00–164.00	839	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	758	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	167.56/cwt	167.00–168.00	618	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	870	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,024	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,224	35
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	642	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	758	22
Steers	Large 1	—	483	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	763	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	556	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	695	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	698	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	803	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	2

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Iowa feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lamoni Livestock Feeder Cattle - Lamoni, IA

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	622	145.00–151.50	147.51
39	—	688	134.50–137.25	135.55
137	—	784	141.75–143.50	142.53
14	—	422	180.00–186.00	184.28
58	—	801	143.50	143.50
111	—	869	131.50	131.50
25	—	482	165.00–177.00	170.45
72	—	927	125.00–129.75	126.03
53	—	587	154.75–159.00	158.05
41	—	519	154.00–164.00	161.60
12	—	369	167.00–168.00	167.56
6	—	324	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	168.00–170.00	169.37
5	—	490	150.00	150.00
8	—	339	158.00–165.00	159.61
6	—	508	147.00	147.00
7	—	393	160.00	160.00
4	—	589	145.00–148.00	145.73
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	137.00–142.00	140.54
15	—	508	146.50–150.00	149.05
35	—	1,024	119.50	119.50
7	—	483	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	677	153.00	153.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	135.00	135.00
8	—	726	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	639	134.00	134.00
11	—	471	161.00	161.00
5	—	538	155.00	155.00
11	—	588	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	470	130.00–140.00	135.70
3	—	327	142.00–145.00	144.08
28	—	631	120.00–125.00	123.28
24	—	416	140.00–146.00	141.85
15	—	576	126.00–132.00	127.57
54	—	791	118.25	118.25
43	—	519	127.00–135.00	131.65
24	—	656	124.00	124.00
7	—	361	140.00–141.00	140.42
142	—	738	126.60	126.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	457	139.00–143.50	142.58
19	—	574	125.00–130.50	126.97
4	—	600	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	441	127.00–130.00	128.09
9	—	907	111.00	111.00
5	—	556	125.00	125.00
2	—	698	115.00	115.00
2	—	275	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	642	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	158.00	158.00
2	—	555	146.00	146.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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